Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bretessé

/bɹɛt.əˈseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bretesse
IPA: /bɹɛt.əˈseɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the projections coming opposite each other.

Etymology

From French bretessé.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bretessé

Inflected Forms

brettessé (alternative) bretessée (alternative) bretessy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brattice

Synonyms

bretessed

Questions

How do you pronounce bretessé?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɛt.əˈseɪ/.
What does bretessé mean?: Embattled (as a bend, fesse, etc), especially if embattled-counterembattled on both sides with the projections coming opposite each other.
Where does bretessé come from?: It is traced to French.

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